Potato production in Malawi

Potato production in Malawi was 1,457,542 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 3.9% from 2023. That is the 36th highest of 154 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes1,457,542 Estimated
Change on 2023-3.9%
Rank36th of 154Countries ranked
Series high4,535,9552013
Series low60,0001961

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Potato production in Malawi, 1961 to 2024

01M2M3M4M5M19611971198119912001201120241961: 60,000 tonnes1962: 62,000 tonnes1963: 64,000 tonnes1964: 66,000 tonnes1965: 68,000 tonnes1966: 70,000 tonnes1967: 78,000 tonnes1968: 80,000 tonnes1969: 84,368 tonnes1970: 86,182 tonnes1971: 83,461 tonnes1972: 85,275 tonnes1973: 235,000 tonnes1974: 240,000 tonnes1975: 245,000 tonnes1976: 250,000 tonnes1977: 255,000 tonnes1978: 260,000 tonnes1979: 260,000 tonnes1980: 270,000 tonnes1981: 280,000 tonnes1982: 285,000 tonnes1983: 290,000 tonnes1984: 295,000 tonnes1985: 300,000 tonnes1986: 310,000 tonnes1987: 320,000 tonnes1988: 330,000 tonnes1989: 340,000 tonnes1990: 350,000 tonnes1991: 360,000 tonnes1992: 350,000 tonnes1993: 370,000 tonnes1994: 350,000 tonnes1995: 397,214 tonnes1996: 702,891 tonnes1997: 975,013 tonnes1998: 1,552,721 tonnes1999: 1,840,401 tonnes2000: 2,037,283 tonnes2001: 2,852,007 tonnes2002: 1,403,804 tonnes2003: 1,884,197 tonnes2004: 2,182,624 tonnes2005: 1,485,883 tonnes2006: 2,309,426 tonnes2007: 2,858,811 tonnes2008: 2,993,818 tonnes2009: 3,427,764 tonnes2010: 3,673,538 tonnes2011: 3,613,290 tonnes2012: 4,152,204 tonnes2013: 4,535,955 tonnes2014: 1,023,981 tonnes2015: 1,065,833 tonnes2016: 1,043,338 tonnes2017: 1,226,603 tonnes2018: 1,125,874 tonnes2019: 1,113,077 tonnes2020: 1,318,236 tonnes2021: 1,419,527 tonnes2022: 1,442,661 tonnes2023: 1,516,396 tonnes2024: 1,457,542 tonnes02M4M6M19611983200520241961: 60,000 tonnes1962: 62,000 tonnes1963: 64,000 tonnes1964: 66,000 tonnes1965: 68,000 tonnes1966: 70,000 tonnes1967: 78,000 tonnes1968: 80,000 tonnes1969: 84,368 tonnes1970: 86,182 tonnes1971: 83,461 tonnes1972: 85,275 tonnes1973: 235,000 tonnes1974: 240,000 tonnes1975: 245,000 tonnes1976: 250,000 tonnes1977: 255,000 tonnes1978: 260,000 tonnes1979: 260,000 tonnes1980: 270,000 tonnes1981: 280,000 tonnes1982: 285,000 tonnes1983: 290,000 tonnes1984: 295,000 tonnes1985: 300,000 tonnes1986: 310,000 tonnes1987: 320,000 tonnes1988: 330,000 tonnes1989: 340,000 tonnes1990: 350,000 tonnes1991: 360,000 tonnes1992: 350,000 tonnes1993: 370,000 tonnes1994: 350,000 tonnes1995: 397,214 tonnes1996: 702,891 tonnes1997: 975,013 tonnes1998: 1,552,721 tonnes1999: 1,840,401 tonnes2000: 2,037,283 tonnes2001: 2,852,007 tonnes2002: 1,403,804 tonnes2003: 1,884,197 tonnes2004: 2,182,624 tonnes2005: 1,485,883 tonnes2006: 2,309,426 tonnes2007: 2,858,811 tonnes2008: 2,993,818 tonnes2009: 3,427,764 tonnes2010: 3,673,538 tonnes2011: 3,613,290 tonnes2012: 4,152,204 tonnes2013: 4,535,955 tonnes2014: 1,023,981 tonnes2015: 1,065,833 tonnes2016: 1,043,338 tonnes2017: 1,226,603 tonnes2018: 1,125,874 tonnes2019: 1,113,077 tonnes2020: 1,318,236 tonnes2021: 1,419,527 tonnes2022: 1,442,661 tonnes2023: 1,516,396 tonnes2024: 1,457,542 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
20241,457,542 Estimated
20231,516,396
20221,442,661
20211,419,527
20201,318,236
20191,113,077
20181,125,874
20171,226,603
20161,043,338
20151,065,833
20141,023,981
20134,535,955
20124,152,204
20113,613,290
20103,673,538
20093,427,764
20082,993,818
20072,858,811
20062,309,426
20051,485,883
20042,182,624
20031,884,197
20021,403,804
20012,852,007
20002,037,283
19991,840,401
19981,552,721
1997975,013
1996702,891
1995397,214
1994350,000 Estimated
1993370,000 Estimated
1992350,000 Estimated
1991360,000 Estimated
1990350,000 Estimated
1989340,000 Estimated
1988330,000 Estimated
1987320,000 Estimated
1986310,000 Estimated
1985300,000 Estimated
1984295,000 Estimated
1983290,000 Estimated
1982285,000 Estimated
1981280,000 Estimated
1980270,000 Estimated
1979260,000
1978260,000
1977255,000
1976250,000
1975245,000
1974240,000
1973235,000
197285,275
197183,461
197086,182
196984,368
196880,000 Estimated
196778,000 Estimated
196670,000 Estimated
196568,000 Estimated
196466,000 Estimated
196364,000 Estimated
196262,000 Estimated
196160,000 Estimated

Malawi compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 1,086 tonnesAfghanistan: 908,218 tonnesAlbania: 277,824 tonnesArmenia: 337,683 tonnesAngola: 528,284 tonnesArgentina: 2,111,561 tonnesAustria: 693,640 tonnesAustralia: 1,530,163 tonnesAzerbaijan: 954,005 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 387,349 tonnesBangladesh: 10,601,182 tonnesBelgium: 3,977,850 tonnesBurkina Faso: 33,440 tonnesBulgaria: 113,940 tonnesBurundi: 420,224 tonnesBenin: 406 tonnesBolivia: 1,382,383 tonnesBrazil: 4,183,933 tonnesBhutan: 37,778 tonnesBotswana: 3,632 tonnesBelarus: 3,110,894 tonnesBelize: 1,395 tonnesCanada: 6,511,540 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 109,367 tonnesCentral African Republic: 1,396 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 7,114 tonnesSwitzerland: 370,665 tonnesChile: 1,246,278 tonnesCameroon: 370,206 tonnesChina: 94,806,520 tonnesColombia: 2,492,099 tonnesCosta Rica: 75,242 tonnesCuba: 79,054 tonnesCape Verde: 2,212 tonnesCyprus: 81,750 tonnesCzechia: 655,510 tonnesGermany: 12,703,300 tonnesDenmark: 2,997,600 tonnesDominican Republic: 123,505 tonnesAlgeria: 4,596,493 tonnesEcuador: 221,187 tonnesEstonia: 69,330 tonnesEgypt: 8,082,291 tonnesEritrea: 58 tonnesSpain: 1,971,170 tonnesEthiopia: 4,089,166 tonnesFinland: 553,100 tonnesFiji: 0 tonnesFaroe Islands: 1,532 tonnesFrance: 9,237,460 tonnesUnited Kingdom: 5,515,533 tonnesGeorgia: 221,500 tonnesGuinea: 607,049 tonnesGreece: 332,910 tonnesGuatemala: 550,783 tonnesHonduras: 27,045 tonnesCroatia: 133,860 tonnesHaiti: 35,011 tonnesHungary: 234,350 tonnesIndonesia: 1,270,449 tonnesIreland: 368,340 tonnesIsrael: 475,010 tonnesIndia: 57,053,344 tonnesIraq: 195,785 tonnesIran: 2,921,904 tonnesIceland: 5,514 tonnesItaly: 1,412,700 tonnesJamaica: 11,121 tonnesJordan: 161,367 tonnesJapan: 2,236,459 tonnesKenya: 2,188,110 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 1,190,214 tonnesNorth Korea: 413,319 tonnesSouth Korea: 568,625 tonnesKuwait: 15,980 tonnesKazakhstan: 2,634,610 tonnesLaos: 1,522 tonnesLebanon: 610,700 tonnesSri Lanka: 42,207 tonnesLesotho: 132,750 tonnesLithuania: 265,330 tonnesLuxembourg: 17,730 tonnesLatvia: 130,700 tonnesLibya: 369,147 tonnesMorocco: 2,194,126 tonnesMoldova: 135,372 tonnesMontenegro: 33,179 tonnesMadagascar: 248,208 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 200,983 tonnesMali: 234,244 tonnesMyanmar: 422,111 tonnesMongolia: 251,405 tonnesMauritania: 2,393 tonnesMauritius: 13,668 tonnesMalawi: 1,457,542 tonnesMexico: 2,123,718 tonnesMozambique: 552,561 tonnesNamibia: 14,556 tonnesNew Caledonia: 2,105 tonnesNiger: 328,900 tonnesNigeria: 1,228,588 tonnesNetherlands: 6,366,750 tonnesNorway: 354,900 tonnesNepal: 3,521,794 tonnesNew Zealand: 531,438 tonnesOman: 14,086 tonnesPanama: 26,916 tonnesPeru: 6,579,754 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 1,263 tonnesPhilippines: 102,791 tonnesPakistan: 8,434,370 tonnesPoland: 5,920,170 tonnesPortugal: 357,550 tonnesParaguay: 1,170 tonnesQatar: 965 tonnesRomania: 1,053,300 tonnesSerbia: 608,907 tonnesRussia: 18,448,001 tonnesRwanda: 827,355 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 625,071 tonnesSudan: 542,795 tonnesSweden: 879,800 tonnesSlovenia: 74,640 tonnesSlovakia: 170,630 tonnesSenegal: 146,775 tonnesEl Salvador: 6,048 tonnesSyria: 671,811 tonnesEswatini: 8,618 tonnesChad: 34,502 tonnesThailand: 119,501 tonnesTajikistan: 1,263,948 tonnesTimor-Leste: 1,217 tonnesTurkmenistan: 824,320 tonnesTunisia: 466,090 tonnesTürkiye: 6,900,000 tonnesTaiwan: 62,249 tonnesTanzania: 560,929 tonnesUkraine: 21,128,900 tonnesUganda: 461,361 tonnesUnited States: 19,061,860 tonnesUruguay: 66,551 tonnesUzbekistan: 3,716,862 tonnesVenezuela: 520,567 tonnesVietnam: 354,657 tonnesVanuatu: 3 tonnesYemen: 312,755 tonnesSouth Africa: 2,623,499 tonnesZambia: 34,153 tonnesZimbabwe: 673,484 tonnes
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Potato production, 2024, tonnes. Malawi is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Quantity of potatoes produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510) (Potato production, Malawi, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510), Potato production, Malawi, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/potato-production/malawi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Potato production, Malawi, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/potato-production/malawi.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510), Potato production, Malawi, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/potato-production/malawi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the potato production in Malawi?

Potato production in Malawi was 1,457,542 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 3.9% from 2023. That is the 36th highest of 154 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest potato production in Malawi?

4,535,955 tonnes in 2013, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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